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the state of the united states. mr. schieffer should ask the candidates how they will deal with traditional foreign policy challenges, but at the same time, he should ask them what they would do to make sure we are positioned to meet them. this final debate will be the last chance to confront the next president of the united states with questions that ought to be addressed. nothing less than this country's security depends on it. >> richard, explain it. >> it's exactly that. iran, you know, china, these are important subjects. but all the challenges we face we can meet if we put our own house in order. in the previous two baits did not really make clear. bob schieffer ought not to define foreign policy narrowly. he's got a chance to really shed some light on the basic issues of this election. and it's our last chance to have it done. >> we need clear visions from both candidates so people can understand what's coming. >> what they will do to restore economic growth. we are growing at less than half the level we have for
the state of the united states. mr. schieffer should ask the candidates how they will deal with traditional foreign policy challenges, but at the same time, he should ask them what they would do to make sure we are positioned to meet them. this final debate will be the last chance to confront the next president of the united states with questions that ought to be addressed. nothing less than this country's security depends on it. >> richard, explain it. >> it's exactly that. iran,...
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wherever the president of the united states can go, go. that's a good thing. i do find michael bloomberg's decision to tell him to stay away, really strange. >> interesting. >> one question, does the president of the united states really need permission from the mayor of a city to visit? couldn't he just come on his own? >> he kind of does. >> no one else would turn this down but michael bloomberg. >>> up next, jim, thanks very much. >> thank you, jim, for starting a fight. >> you're looking at live pictures from new jersey. this is the jersey shoreline. as fires break out in the wake of hurricane sandy. we'll bring you an update on the storm's devastation and get the latest on where it's headed with bill karins next on "morning joe." honey, they have the 55 inch lg... [ mom ] we already have a tv. would you like to know more about it? yeah, but let me put my wife on speaker. hi! hi. it's led and it has great picture quality. i don't know... it's ultra slim... maybe next year. you could always put it on layaway and pay a little at a time. alright. we'll take i
wherever the president of the united states can go, go. that's a good thing. i do find michael bloomberg's decision to tell him to stay away, really strange. >> interesting. >> one question, does the president of the united states really need permission from the mayor of a city to visit? couldn't he just come on his own? >> he kind of does. >> no one else would turn this down but michael bloomberg. >>> up next, jim, thanks very much. >> thank you, jim, for...
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the united states. if he loses all three, this race is over. >> well, with so much riding on ohio, yesterday former president bill clinton and bruce springsteen teamed up in the buckeye state and also in iowa to rally voters for president obama. >> mr. romney says i'm going to do all this. i'm going to just cut taxes for the middle class. i'm not interested in rich people. they'll pay the same percentage of tax they pay now. what does that -- he thinks we're dumb. we keep saying show us your budget. where are your numbers? the president has given you a budget. he said, you won't like all of it. it adds $2.50 of spending cuts for every $1 in new revenues, but we've got to do something about the debt and it will take the debt down $4 trillion. here are my numbers. where are your numbers? this guy ran bain capital and is a business guy, and he's hiding his budget? that ought to tell you something. >> my god. >> you know, mika, it should be illegal to enjoy campaigning as much as bill clinton. he enjoys cam
the united states. if he loses all three, this race is over. >> well, with so much riding on ohio, yesterday former president bill clinton and bruce springsteen teamed up in the buckeye state and also in iowa to rally voters for president obama. >> mr. romney says i'm going to do all this. i'm going to just cut taxes for the middle class. i'm not interested in rich people. they'll pay the same percentage of tax they pay now. what does that -- he thinks we're dumb. we keep saying...
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that was the president of the united states. and that was a critical moment for governor romney and his campaign because it was the first time in these debates that the president showed up. and prior to that, i think just cosmetically, i get the feeling just instinctively that there's a lot of people who were watching that debate, some of them undecided, who know, like in life, in campaigns and in debates, there is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance. and i'm wondering how many people out there thought that governor romney crossed that line. >> mark halperin, let's talk about the polls. what's with the divergence in who won and who handled the economy better? that's obviously job number one this year. >> i think kind of baffling. we often have conflicting data. i think this is very baffling. there's no doubt that going into the debate, the big question was, would the president have another bad debate? there's no doubt that he didn't have a bad debate. he had some bad moments, as governor romney did. there's no one
that was the president of the united states. and that was a critical moment for governor romney and his campaign because it was the first time in these debates that the president showed up. and prior to that, i think just cosmetically, i get the feeling just instinctively that there's a lot of people who were watching that debate, some of them undecided, who know, like in life, in campaigns and in debates, there is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance. and i'm wondering how many...
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al qaeda with bases in afghanistan attack the united states on 9/11. just three months later, the u.s. drove the taliban from power, al qaeda and osama bin laden were on the run. it was done with a few hundred cia officers, special forces, and air power. a quick victory. but not decisive. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. and he goes on to report that they have made gains, mike barnicle, the life expectancy has extended because of health care, girls are getting educated. but when you look at that piece, you realize there's no way in, no way to stay in and not a good way of getting out, either. >> this is a very depressing story. on october 7th, united states begins its 12th year of war in afghanistan. 12 years. for those of you at home this morning getting the kids ready for school or getting ready for your workday, think of the war in afghanistan this way. if a 20-year-old marine is killed by the afghans, our supposed allies, that marine was 8 years of age when this war began. his first year in little league and dies in afghanistan, a country
al qaeda with bases in afghanistan attack the united states on 9/11. just three months later, the u.s. drove the taliban from power, al qaeda and osama bin laden were on the run. it was done with a few hundred cia officers, special forces, and air power. a quick victory. but not decisive. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. and he goes on to report that they have made gains, mike barnicle, the life expectancy has extended because of health care, girls are getting educated. but when...
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is vice president of the united states, long-standing member. of foreign relations committee. in the context of who they are, governor romney the challenger, how much is personal in the sense that the president is the guy thinking, you know, i get up at 3:00 in the morning when i'm called. i see these intel reports. this guy has seen some of them. i can't -- what's the deal? what's going on between the two of us? >> i don't think it's personal. >> you don't? >> no. this is personal. this our nation's longest war. good guys. least take on foreign policy in my lifetime. both have zero in foreign politics, zero. who are their advisers? their advisers are the people joe rails against. the people that have gotten us in the problems in the last decade. john bolton probe wonders what the hell is going on. he disavowed everything he's been talking about for the last 14 months. it's remarkable. now, the american people, citizens of ohio, they know authenticity. they know what conviction is. they know purpose. that's what you saw last night. you saw gover
is vice president of the united states, long-standing member. of foreign relations committee. in the context of who they are, governor romney the challenger, how much is personal in the sense that the president is the guy thinking, you know, i get up at 3:00 in the morning when i'm called. i see these intel reports. this guy has seen some of them. i can't -- what's the deal? what's going on between the two of us? >> i don't think it's personal. >> you don't? >> no. this is...
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>> do you want a president of the united states who colors his hair? >> oh, my god. >> let's go to mike barnicle, ronald reagan colored his hair for 80 years. that's good. >> is that a yes? >> we don't know. >> mike, really quickly i want to touch on what jim has been talking about, the column was talking about, what a lot of middle swing voters in america are concerned about. that is that washington hasn't worked over the past four years. when you have a new guy coming in and doesn't just talk about changing the tenor of washington but can say, i was a republican governor in a state that was 87% democratic in the legislature. i passed a health care reform bill, and i had ted kennedy standing next to me when i did it. that's a lot different from elizabeth warren saying, i can't name a single person that i would work for on the republican side if i were sent to the senate. >> there were many, many days when mitt romney was governor of massachusetts that when he went to his office, the corner office in the statehouse in boston, massachusetts, he was the
>> do you want a president of the united states who colors his hair? >> oh, my god. >> let's go to mike barnicle, ronald reagan colored his hair for 80 years. that's good. >> is that a yes? >> we don't know. >> mike, really quickly i want to touch on what jim has been talking about, the column was talking about, what a lot of middle swing voters in america are concerned about. that is that washington hasn't worked over the past four years. when you have a new...
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it's quite another to stand up to the president of the united states. anybody out there thinking that members, conservative members aren't going to be more compelled to go along with the president romney than a speaker boehner, i don't think, david, they understand the dynamics of washington. everybody in the party seems to be forced to rally behind the president of their party, right? >> the power of partisanship is really strong for us. i do think when he would say are you going to destroy my presidency in the first six months, enough of them would say no, i'm going to be with you. and i look on the other hand if president obama's reelected how much leverage is he going to have? he's going to have some, there'll be no question about it because he's been reelected, but he didn't exactly run on the fiscal cliff, on the actual challenges we're going to face, i'm not sure the mandate's going to be strong. and the other incentives for the members is going to be the same. i speak to very conservative members. they're more afraid of being primaried from the
it's quite another to stand up to the president of the united states. anybody out there thinking that members, conservative members aren't going to be more compelled to go along with the president romney than a speaker boehner, i don't think, david, they understand the dynamics of washington. everybody in the party seems to be forced to rally behind the president of their party, right? >> the power of partisanship is really strong for us. i do think when he would say are you going to...
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we've seen a downgrade in the united states. they saw household incomes go up under governor romney's time in office by $5,000. household incomes have gone down by $4,300 under president obama. unemployment went down to 5.6% under governor romney in massachusetts. it's gone up to above 8% under president obama. he knows how to govern. and he knows how to lay out the principle, bring people together to achieve those goals in the legislative process, and that's what he's going to do here for america if he's elected. >> i understand that, but briefly, ed, doesn't a voter deserve to know which loophole he will or will not have if he votes for mitt romney? >> well, you know, he talked about last night, you heard him put out, you know, the concept of maybe you would cap the level of deductions so you wouldn't, you know, necessarily eliminate a loophole, you would limit how much of them -- how many deductions you could take. that would give people discretion. you could figure out how high that should be. should it be a percentage of in
we've seen a downgrade in the united states. they saw household incomes go up under governor romney's time in office by $5,000. household incomes have gone down by $4,300 under president obama. unemployment went down to 5.6% under governor romney in massachusetts. it's gone up to above 8% under president obama. he knows how to govern. and he knows how to lay out the principle, bring people together to achieve those goals in the legislative process, and that's what he's going to do here for...
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states and somehow he managed to become president of the united states. >> president of the united states. >> is history going to repeat itself again tonight? >> look, i think you're going to see an exceptionally strong debate performance from the president. he'll be energetic. we'll talk about as you all have been talking about on the set. you know, not just the last four years, but what the agenda is for the future and how we continue to move our country and economy forward, strengthening it for the middle class. i think that's what you'll hear tonight from the president. >> hey, chuck, mark haleprin had a map out this morning that showed a path if mitt romney can somehow pick off ohio to get to 270. we'll talk about robert as if he's not here. what are the three states if you were robert gibbs and the campaign you'd be most concerned about. >> first of all, robert, i'm impressed with debate expectations. now it's not just strong, exceptionally strong. >> i think he'll be good tonight. >> that is chris christie-like in your promise of a -- are you promising a narrative change? >> i'm wa
states and somehow he managed to become president of the united states. >> president of the united states. >> is history going to repeat itself again tonight? >> look, i think you're going to see an exceptionally strong debate performance from the president. he'll be energetic. we'll talk about as you all have been talking about on the set. you know, not just the last four years, but what the agenda is for the future and how we continue to move our country and economy forward,...
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if the united states rises, then the soviet union falls and vice versa. what's happening now is you have an international order that appears to be buckling in europe, across the middle east, in china. katty, this >> but i think if americans were doing anything to promise americans more. more entitlements, less taxes, more spending on military, more spending on everything. >> the challenge to do big, hard things together, as mentioned in this piece is definitely, it's not there, and i found it sorely missing during another administration, and i think it's missing here, too. we have to face facts. >> what happens is this discussion about health care which is the deficit problem, right? instantly, it becomes a discussion about, you know, red rags stuff about socialized medicine and death panels. you can't have a sensible conversation about the country's spending if you talk like that. >>> coming up, nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. also the reverend al sharpton. plus "the new yorker" magazine endorses president obam
if the united states rises, then the soviet union falls and vice versa. what's happening now is you have an international order that appears to be buckling in europe, across the middle east, in china. katty, this >> but i think if americans were doing anything to promise americans more. more entitlements, less taxes, more spending on military, more spending on everything. >> the challenge to do big, hard things together, as mentioned in this piece is definitely, it's not there, and...
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the united states says he should go. who's the opposition? you tell me. >> which is the same question we were asking in libya before gadhafi fell. >> so we're dealing here with a messy region which is increasingly slipping into increased instability, a region in which american domination is rapidly, rapidly coming to an end. we have to face that fact. and a region which on top of it is faced with a potential war. we have a prime minister of a country that has 200 nuclear weapons decides to attack preemptively iran, which may be building nuclear weapons. and then we become engaged, and then, of course, the world economy goes pot. and then forget all of these debates about medicare. >> it's always so much fun to have you in here. >> it is. so we don't know who the opposition is in syria. we didn't know who the opposition was in libya. let's talk about who the leader is in egypt. we're trying to get our arms around morsi, and he waited a little bit longer than the white house would have liked to condemn the attack on the u.s. embassy. what are y
the united states says he should go. who's the opposition? you tell me. >> which is the same question we were asking in libya before gadhafi fell. >> so we're dealing here with a messy region which is increasingly slipping into increased instability, a region in which american domination is rapidly, rapidly coming to an end. we have to face that fact. and a region which on top of it is faced with a potential war. we have a prime minister of a country that has 200 nuclear weapons...
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we won't have that in the united states. what's the -- >> what's compulsory voting. >> you get fined if you don't vote in australia and have a 90% plus participation. >> that will do it. >> what could we do it for a reform? making election day a federal holiday. >> sure, that would be one thing or early voting expanding it to beyond the states where it is. making absentee voting a little easier. if there were three things that i could do, the first thing i would do reform our voter registration system which is convoluted and outdated so i would make it a lot easier for those to register like canada, the government affirmatively builds lists of eligible voters. i would have election day registration which is something that california recently initiated. it'll be in effect around -- >> around 2015 in california. they're coupling with a sophisticated voter registration system and most importantly, i would try to take some of the partisanship out of the administration of elections. we've got two -- >> really? >> yeah. >> seems l
we won't have that in the united states. what's the -- >> what's compulsory voting. >> you get fined if you don't vote in australia and have a 90% plus participation. >> that will do it. >> what could we do it for a reform? making election day a federal holiday. >> sure, that would be one thing or early voting expanding it to beyond the states where it is. making absentee voting a little easier. if there were three things that i could do, the first thing i would do...
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and we've got to put the pressure on the congress and on the president of the united states. these are republicans and democrats and independents alike to address that. but if you're 65 years old and you've got medicare and you're counting on that for your health care, you're saying, i'm not in that reform. this arithmetic that you've just talked about doesn't affect me. i need my medicare check. >> right. >> tom brokaw, thank you very much. >>> up next -- >> thank you, tom. good luck, tom, in the rocky mountain rumble. >> i kind of like that. let's see what else we get from our twitter accounts. >> we'll let you know. >>> still ahead, republican senator john mccain. we're going to get his expectations for the first presidential debate and his thoughts on president obama's foreign policy. >>> and in a few minutes, democratic senator chuck schumer. you're watching "morning show brewed by starbucks. ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result
and we've got to put the pressure on the congress and on the president of the united states. these are republicans and democrats and independents alike to address that. but if you're 65 years old and you've got medicare and you're counting on that for your health care, you're saying, i'm not in that reform. this arithmetic that you've just talked about doesn't affect me. i need my medicare check. >> right. >> tom brokaw, thank you very much. >>> up next -- >> thank...
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he went toe to toe with the vice president of the united states. he had command of the issues. and that is a guy, if you had to have it, you could see as the vice president of the united states. i think in the long run, this won't matter a great deal. i don't know if the rest of you agree. we get past this next presidential debate. i think it was sort of a slide past it. >> i agree, i think it pushes it to the next debate and the pressure is really on the president. i'm really looking for either of these candidates and campaigns to make tough choices and tough decisions. and there were two times last night where i think they both missed an opportunity. one when joe biden was asked about extending the age eligibility on entitlements. and martha raddatz said just one year? two years? he dodged the question. he would not answer the question about whether or not there would be any increase in age eligibility. the average life span has creased 15 years since those laws were put in place, and we've only changed it one year. and i think paul ryan missed an opportunity on the issue of
he went toe to toe with the vice president of the united states. he had command of the issues. and that is a guy, if you had to have it, you could see as the vice president of the united states. i think in the long run, this won't matter a great deal. i don't know if the rest of you agree. we get past this next presidential debate. i think it was sort of a slide past it. >> i agree, i think it pushes it to the next debate and the pressure is really on the president. i'm really looking for...
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what should the united states be doing? >> in my opinion, chavez is a cuban costume, with the disguise of elections. he is creating a new coalition. in venezuela with all the atrocities, the rule of law. my main disagreement with chavez is because he's been an accomplice of the colombia terrorist groups and i disagree with giving the opportunity to show up while everyone knows in colombia that chavez has been an accomplice here of terrorist groups. >> can i ask one other question? the kind of pressure you put on the terrorists in colombia, some americans are saying we need to do that in mexico, which is a country now threatened by drug cartels violence. what do you think about? could the colombian model work for mexico. the president of mexico has done very well. i am confident that the new president will commit himself. we call that determination. the new president recently. >> the book is "no lost causes," president alvaro uribe, thank you very much. it was an honor to have you on the show this morning. ahead this morning
what should the united states be doing? >> in my opinion, chavez is a cuban costume, with the disguise of elections. he is creating a new coalition. in venezuela with all the atrocities, the rule of law. my main disagreement with chavez is because he's been an accomplice of the colombia terrorist groups and i disagree with giving the opportunity to show up while everyone knows in colombia that chavez has been an accomplice here of terrorist groups. >> can i ask one other question?...
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but how great is it -- you're right, the united states, we've had a lot of problems, but the united states is getting stronger. >> we are. >> our economy is growing at the same time is slowing down, europe is slowing down. pretty soon all these stories about america's decline which everybody loves to talk about in the united states and across the world is going to seem dated and old. >> with cheap energy, they're going to build here. >> the moderator of last week's debate, jim lehrer. we'll be right back. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> thank you, andy. >> thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. when we come back, mitt romney foreign policy adviser dan senor. >> this is big. >> joins us on set. dan is back. >> do you think he's going
but how great is it -- you're right, the united states, we've had a lot of problems, but the united states is getting stronger. >> we are. >> our economy is growing at the same time is slowing down, europe is slowing down. pretty soon all these stories about america's decline which everybody loves to talk about in the united states and across the world is going to seem dated and old. >> with cheap energy, they're going to build here. >> the moderator of last week's...
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>> i am the president of the united states of america. clothed in immense power! >> okay. that's the movie i'll see. welcome back to "morning joe." that was part of the trailer for the new steven spielberg-directed film "lincoln." and academy award-winning director and producer steven spielberg joins us now and "time" managing director rick stengel is here. it's amazing. >> go ahead. give us -- >> exactly. we're revealing the cover. and i happened to bring along my old pal, steven spielberg. but our cover is "what would lincoln do?" in the midst of this tumultuous presidential campaign where people are feeling like what do these guys represent? what do they stand for? what are they talking about? we wanted to do this collaboration with steven about what would lincoln do? what are the values of leadership that he had 150 years ago that are still relevant today and why aren't we seeing them with the folks who are running? >> steven, what's the answer to that question? rick, thank you. steven, what's the answer to that question? >> see, i wasn't even on the monitor when i was
>> i am the president of the united states of america. clothed in immense power! >> okay. that's the movie i'll see. welcome back to "morning joe." that was part of the trailer for the new steven spielberg-directed film "lincoln." and academy award-winning director and producer steven spielberg joins us now and "time" managing director rick stengel is here. it's amazing. >> go ahead. give us -- >> exactly. we're revealing the cover. and i...
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>> the president of the united states yesterday went to the fema command center which, by the way, was it cynical? maybe the people running the campaign were saying we need to get him there, but the president was doing what presidents do. what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over
>> the president of the united states yesterday went to the fema command center which, by the way, was it cynical? maybe the people running the campaign were saying we need to get him there, but the president was doing what presidents do. what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the...
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because pakistan, i think, is the single most dangerous place in the world for the united states and for all of our strategic interests. if this really is a mobilization by the people of pakistan because of what happened to malala, this 14-year-old girl, this child who was leading this movement in favor of girls' education and against the taliban, this could really be an historic moment. you point out jordan. it didn't happen in iran after the death of that young woman who wasn't even a protester in the green revolution in the streets in 2009. the people, you know, originally turned out for her, nadia, but eventually that petered out under the heavy boot of the totalitarian regime. if this does change pakistan profoundly, that has impact in pakistan and throughout the region. >> mark halperin. >> you've got to wonder what the reason is for republicans who know the election is going to be primarily about the economy, why they continue to talk about libya, syria, why about governor romney give that foreign policy speech? my sense is their view of the race is particularly with the econo
because pakistan, i think, is the single most dangerous place in the world for the united states and for all of our strategic interests. if this really is a mobilization by the people of pakistan because of what happened to malala, this 14-year-old girl, this child who was leading this movement in favor of girls' education and against the taliban, this could really be an historic moment. you point out jordan. it didn't happen in iran after the death of that young woman who wasn't even a...
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. >> how can you be president of the united states, mark halperin, and, i mean, and not have these basic answers? >> well, it's more than i think the format than not having the answers. he spent a lot of the evening going after mitt romney for things that he thinks he can win the election on like taxes and medicare. it wasn't like he never responded to it. >> but isn't the format in washington is that you get in a room with someone and you go at it and you try and figure it out? >> that's what we're asking. has he been too isolated? listen, we talked to him. the guy is brilliant. he really is. but has he become so isolated there's not the back-and-forth with even democratic leadership? because the democrats will tell you, he doesn't talk to them a whole lot. >> he doesn't listen. >> and he doesn't listen to them. >> he's pretty confident of his own views. look, there are a lot of elements to why the performance was bad starting with he's not that great a debater. he ended up in a room with a guy from his first answer was not the version of mitt romney i think he practiced against. so all
. >> how can you be president of the united states, mark halperin, and, i mean, and not have these basic answers? >> well, it's more than i think the format than not having the answers. he spent a lot of the evening going after mitt romney for things that he thinks he can win the election on like taxes and medicare. it wasn't like he never responded to it. >> but isn't the format in washington is that you get in a room with someone and you go at it and you try and figure it...
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authorities say the man came to the united states on a student visa in january and he did it with the sole purpose of launching a terror attack. police say that he even took classes in cyber security before trying to contact what he thought were al qaeda operatives. they ended up being undercover agents for the fbi. >> detroit news, after years of promises that electronic cars would end the nation's reliance on imported oil, sales have barely gotten off the ground. ford motor company say it sold only 228 focus electric cars in september and early this week, a123 systems declared bankruptcy. >> boy, that is stunning. the volt running into a lot of trouble over at gm. >>> up next, the best of late night. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one rela
authorities say the man came to the united states on a student visa in january and he did it with the sole purpose of launching a terror attack. police say that he even took classes in cyber security before trying to contact what he thought were al qaeda operatives. they ended up being undercover agents for the fbi. >> detroit news, after years of promises that electronic cars would end the nation's reliance on imported oil, sales have barely gotten off the ground. ford motor company say...
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and the key there is the median family income is just about flat but costs in the united states have gone up. so really your money has gone about 8% less far than it did four years ago. >> you talk next about troops in afghanistan. >> wow. >> yeah, troops in afghanistan, you can see the numbers. you know, they're way, way down. but actually, the numbers that you really want to focus on are iraq. that is a promise that obama made and that's a promise that obama kept. >> are you better off now than you were four years ago in terms of the budget deficit and the gdp? >> so on gdp yes, on budget deficit, clearly you can see we have taken on a lot of money. now, what's interesting about the budget deficit is where it actually comes from. i think a lot of people presume that the stimulus is responsible for most of that. and in fact, it's not true. if you look at our deficit and our debt, the debt number between 2001 and 2010 has gone way, way up. 17% of that is the bush tax cuts. about 12%, 13% of that are the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the stimulus is responsible for 7%. >> okay. so ove
and the key there is the median family income is just about flat but costs in the united states have gone up. so really your money has gone about 8% less far than it did four years ago. >> you talk next about troops in afghanistan. >> wow. >> yeah, troops in afghanistan, you can see the numbers. you know, they're way, way down. but actually, the numbers that you really want to focus on are iraq. that is a promise that obama made and that's a promise that obama kept. >>...